In this special episode, Kate and Katherine seek out advice from the best as they both prepare to launch brand new books for kids. They are delighted to be chatting with author, illustrator and current Australian Children's Laureate, Sally Rippin. How to launch a MG book and why it's different from launching an adult book, the … Continue reading Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin talks kid lit with Katherine & Kate
It's been awhile since we've been in your ears, listeners! Back for a moment with this bonus episode from Sydney Writers Festival. Hopefully you've been partaking of many pods, including Katherine's spin off project The Next Step which you can listen back to in the archive. If you're in Melbourne and keen to hear Kate … Continue reading First Time Live at SWF with Melanie Saward, James Colley & Charlotte Wood
It's a big ep. We debrief, reflect, recommend and share some rather big news about the pod in 2024. We discuss: Things that have happened in writing and pod life for us since episode one of this season Fishing as a key theme of Katherine's year (and yes, the free fishing rods for Grade 4s … Continue reading S6 Finale!
This is a conversation Kate has been waiting years to have. She spoke to Richard Flanagan at the end of his most recent tour, in person at State Library Victoria. Richard Flanagan's novels have received numerous honours and are published in forty-two countries. He won the Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep … Continue reading Masters Series: Richard Flanagan
Kate and Katherine are hidden away on a writing retreat in the mountains with Sydney writer Anna Downes. Anna Downes is an actor-turned-writer, born in the UK and now based in Australia. She is the author of two bestselling novels, The Safe Place and The Shadow House, with a third Red River Road to be … Continue reading Kate, Katherine & Anna Downes on retreat plus Featured Book ROSEGHETTO by Kirsty Jagger
Lucy Treloar was born in Malaysia and educated in England, Sweden and Melbourne. Her novel Salt Creek (2015) won the Dobbie Literary Award among others, and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the UK's Walter Scott Prize. Wolfe Island (2019), her second novel, won the Barbara Jefferis Award and was shortlisted for … Continue reading Masters Series: Lucy Treloar
This episode is a Live recording of the First Time Publishing panel at the Write Around the Murray Festival on September 17, 2023. Kate speaks with writers Kathryn Heyman, Irma Gold and Tim Napper about their first and subsequent publication experiences and what they have learned along the way. https://audioboom.com/posts/8388436-live-at-write-around-the-murray-with-kathryn-heyman-irma-gold-t-r-napper-kate-mildenhall Kathryn Heyman is the author of six novels … Continue reading Live at Write Around the Murray with Kathryn Heyman, Irma Gold, Tim Napper
Our Featured Book segment this episode is brought to you by Fremantle Press and Kate is delighted to be speaking to debut novelist Chenée Marrapodi about her debut middle grade novel One Wrong Turn. Chenée Marrapodi is a children’s author and journalist, based in Perth, Western Australia. Chenée has worked in the media industry for almost … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch Up PLUS Featured Book ONE WRONG TURN by Chenée Marropadi
This episode the Featured Book is brought to you by Fremantle Press and we’re talking to writer and journalist Molly Schmidt. Molly is from the coastal town of Albany, Western Australia. She is passionate about producing stories that are inclusive of all members of her community. Her first novel Salt River Road was written as … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch Up + Featured Book Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt
Kate and Katherine catch up on why they are in their sweats, ice baths, tour shenanigans, morning pages and much more. Our Featured Book in this episode is One Day We're All Going to Die by playwright and debut novelist Elise Esther Hearst. This segment is brought to you by HQ/Harper Collins. Elise Esther Hearst … Continue reading Kate & Katherine Catch Up Plus ONE DAY WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE by Elise Esther Hearst
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